Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) is an intelligence test designed to measure cognitive ability in adults and older adolescents. The original WAIS (Form I) was published in February 1955 by David Wechsler, as a revision of the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale, released in 1939. It is currently in its fourth edition (WAIS-IV) released in 2008 by Pearson, and is the most widely used IQ test, for both adults and older adolescents, in the world.

History

Wechsler's scale is founded on his definition of intelligence, which he defined as "... the global capacity of a person to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with his environment." He believed that intelligence was made up of specific elements that could be isolated, defined, and subsequently measured. However, these individual elements were not entirely independent, but were all interrelated. His argument, in other words, is that general intelligence is composed of various specific and interrelated functions or elements that can be individually measured.

Steady Risin'

[Chorus]I been on the low for a while, but nowIt's time to rise up, so open your eyes upAnd recognise the real, that's all up in your grillYo Yo gots the flow, y'all niggas know the deal [x2][Verse 1]It's a must that I thrush world plush a little lush moneyGreen like sus-money, cream and takes the busInternational connects, plus discuss the hush-hushWest-side, Who Ride?, World-wide, Bomb-rushSo what's the deal with all this 'keep it real' rappingI'm still flexing skills, collect my mill and keep steppingPack a weapon close if I ghost a nigga then I'm SwayzeCause rapping pays me to live shady, wilin' crazyJust the killer Cali lady, snatch your fuckin ladyIf rappers be board, you niggas still couldn't play meSo save the drama for your mommy and your poppyWhen I hit the track up a mad truck couldn't stop meTo all you, Versace wearin' Donna Karen tricksStarin' all up in my grill, I'ma let you know the dealI'm still droppin' bombs like Sudam HusainWho-Bang, like Mack-10, sip gin and kick game[Chorus][Verse 2]I've been on the low, but now it's time to show and proveTurn my dues to power moves, I got 'em winning never loseSo whoever snooze, on the Y-O-Y-O better buy youA superior plot, I'm blowin' up the spotHip-Hop's the mil-ticket, and I still kick itFor my niggas in the hood, best believe it's all goodMy game is understood from LA to AmsterdamSo I organise my fam' and rock the world like Pearl JamThis girl's a thriller, got more game than Shirl' MillerAnd as this world turns, my main concern is earnin' scrillaI'm realer than most don't test this west coast feverOn your reciever, with more respect than ArethaFranklin, got mo' bankin', drudge and wheezyI'm movin on up so give it up this shit ain't easyBut see I, step to my B I and be flyLike a sparrow, but their all stackin' up 'Genaro[Chorus][Verse 3]You best rocognise game about the things that I toldEverything that glitters an't gold, but this mic I holdIs worth about a million, really don't peep the flowI generate more pace than Wall Street when I blowYou know this how we do, in killer Cali ruleMic check, one two, when the Yo be comin' throughWith the lyrical, verbal miracle, oh JesusI say what I want and I do as I pleasesFor any nigga step in my direction and questionMy affection for this game that I be flexin'The same as chin-checkin, I'll be right there like demolitionI'm on a mission, so just listenI'm spittin', the game related, that keep you fadedIntoxicated, then your pocket get raidedI made it, for them G's and LadiesBeneath the palm trees just shootin' the breeze[Chorus]That's the way, uh uh, we like itBad as I wanna be, you don't wanna step to meThat's the way, uh uh, we like itSteady Risin' to the top, movin' up another notch [x2]

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